FORT WORTH, Texas — All northbound lanes of Interstate 35W are shut down near Pharr Street in Fort Worth on Wednesday morning due to an 18-wheeler crash.
According to Fort Worth Police, officers responded around 2:45 a.m. to the area of I-35W and Pharr Street for a major accident. When officers arrived on scene, they determined a vehicle had run out of gas on the right side of the roadway and was left unoccupied.
An 18-wheeler that was traveling northbound struck the vehicle and continued a short distance before coming to a stop, officials say. The trailer of the 18-wheeler caught fire and was extinguished by the Fort Worth Fire Department.
The lanes remained closed around 7 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.
Another crash was reported just south of the shutdown on I-35W near the interchange with I-30, bringing traffic to a crawl. Fort Worth police said they responded to a two-vehicle crash and found that two people collided on the freeway; only one vehicle stayed on the scene, police said.
Police are investigating the crash as a hit-and-run.
The incident remains under investigation.